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Massive ICE operation nets gang members, murderers, child predators: ‘wreaked havoc’

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A massive immigration enforcement operation in southeast Texas netted over 800 illegal immigrants, including gang members, convicted murderers, child predators and foreign fugitives, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The agency said the arrests were a result of a week-long operation that ran from Aug. 17 to Aug. 23, focused on enhancing public safety in southeast Texas after the region was heavily impacted by former President Joe Biden’s open-border policies.
In total, 822 illegal aliens were arrested, including five transnational gang members, seven child predators and three criminal aliens convicted of homicide-related offenses, according to an ICE statement. The agency said that 330 of those arrested have previously been ordered removed from the U.S. and approximately 112 were previously deported and illegally reentered the U.S. at least once.
«During the past four years, transnational gang members, foreign fugitives and other violent criminal aliens took advantage of the crisis at our southern border to illegally enter the country,» said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations acting Field Office Director Gabriel Martinez.
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ICE announced that officials in the Houston area arrested over 800 illegal aliens in a weeklong operation. Among the convictions were sexual assault of a child, sexual indecency with a minor, and intoxication manslaughter. (ICE)
Martinez said that many of these criminal illegal aliens «remained in the Houston area and have gone on to wreak havoc in our local communities.»
One illegal arrested in the operation, 54-year-old Mexican national Alejandro Perez Miramontes, has previously been deported 12 times. Perez Miramontes has been convicted eight times for illegal reentry, four times for illegal entry and twice each for robbery, larceny and burglary, and once each for trespassing and evading arrest, according to ICE.
The agency said that among those arrested was also Salvadoran national William Alexander Telles Amaya, a 35-year-old criminal alien and habitual child predator. ICE said Telles Amaya has been convicted three times for child sex offenses, including aggravated sexual assault of a child in 2006, failure to register as a sex offender in 2015 and sexual indecency with a minor in July.
Several others also had recent child sex offenses on their records, including Francisco Eduardo Bonilla, a 37-year-old Salvadoran national, who was convicted of sexual indecency with a minor in Harris County, Texas, in February.
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ICE and several other federal, state and local agencies during another week-long immigration enforcement operation in the Houston, Texas area, which resulted in the arrests of 646 illegal immigrants. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
Guatemalan national Jorge Eliseo Torres-Soto, 30, was also arrested in the operation after being convicted of sexual assault of a child in October 2024.
Manuel Ivan Castillo Estrada, a 36-year-old Mexican national, was also arrested after previously being deported three times and being convicted of alien smuggling and sexually assaulting a minor in February 2024.
Another, Zimbabwe national Lloyd Tinashe Hwehwe, 36, had habitual DWI charges, including a conviction of driving while intoxicated and intoxication manslaughter in 2015. After being removed from the U.S., he illegally reentered the country and was convicted of a second DWI in 2024.
Another child sex offender, Carlos Vega-Ramirez, 38, had been deported and convicted of sexual indecency with a minor, enticement of a minor for indecent purposes, DWI, fleeing police, forgery and illegal reentry.
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An ICE Houston deportation operation earlier this year. (ICE Houston)
Salvadoran national Hemerlindo Antonio Ascencio-Merino, 53, was also arrested in the roundup. He is wanted in El Salvador for aggravated homicide and illegally entered the U.S. in 2022 in an attempt to evade prosecution, according to the agency.
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ICE also arrested Cruz Leandro Martinez Leiva, a 25-year-old MS-13 gang member from El Salvador, who was convicted of robbery and armed carjacking in October 2018.
The agency said the operation was a part of the Trump administration’s efforts to restore public safety by targeting the «worst of the worst» criminal aliens and immigration law violators. Several other federal agencies participated in the operation as well as the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Fox News Digital reached out to a spokesperson for Biden but did not immediately receive a response.
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Nuevos datos sobre el explosivo hallado en la frontera colombo-ecuatoriana: era una Mark85 y pudo afectar 580 metros a la redonda

Un explosivo sin detonar en la frontera Colombia-Ecuador fue hallado por campesinos en una finca del departamento del Putumayo, en el sur de Colombia.
El hallazgo se volvió noticia internacional luego de que, durante el Consejo de Ministros llevado a cabo el 16 de marzo, el presidente Gustavo Petro lo expusiera en televisión nacional.
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Pese a eso, según el mismo mandatario, este hecho lo conoció desde el 13 de marzo. Aunque no explicó como se enteró, se conoció que un equipo periodístico de The New York Times fue el primero en alertar formalmente al gobierno colombiano sobre la presencia de la bomba aérea Mark-82, de 500 libras, según el fotógrafo Federico Rios Escobar, quien hace parte de ese quipo.
“The New York Times entrevistó testigos, fotografió la munición y, preocupado por la seguridad de los residentes, alertó al gobierno colombiano el lunes por la noche”, explicó Rios Escobar, en su cuenta oficial de Facebook.
El explosivo, identificado como bomba Mark-82, de 500 libras, fue hallado a comienzos de marzo. De acuerdo con los datos divulgados por The New York Times, su detonación habría generado una onda expansiva peligrosa hasta 580 metros a la redonda, lo que significaba un riesgo grave para la vida de los residentes y para las comunidades próximas al río San Miguel.
Los periodistas de The New York Times, guiados por campesinos de la zona, accedieron a la finca donde vivía la familia Toro, una familia campesina de la zona.
En ese lugar encontraron, junto a los cultivos de coca y banano, el artefacto oxidado, de casi dos metros de longitud y color verde oliva. Como relataron al medio, dieron aviso inmediato a las autoridades tras constatar la proximidad con la menor Daisy Toro y su madre Rosa Toro.
El hallazgo coincidió con operativos aéreos del ejército ecuatoriano reportados el 3 de marzo, según testigos y la niña Daisy Toro, de trece años, quien relató al medio internacional ya citado haber visto dos aviones sobrevolar la finca esa mañana.

Su madre, Rosa Toro, manifestó que el área permanece bajo control de un grupo narcotraficante conocido como Comandos de la Frontera.
Sin embargo, en la publicación del fotorreportero colombiano, varios comentarios señalan una posible oxidación de esta bomba, lo que bajo esa lógica, sugieren que no es actual.
A esto se le suma las declaraciones del general retirado ecuatoriano Wagner Bravo en conversaciones con el medio colombiano Caracol Radio, en dónde explico que a su parecer “parece muy vieja” y que aunque no cree que sea del bloque soviético, por su antigüedad, sí podría ser de los años ochenta.
En horas de la mañana del 18 de marzo, Gustavo Petro, presidente Colombiano, afirmó que la bomba no estaba oxidada y que: “La bomba se embarró con el lodo rojo que aparece en la foto al arrastrarse durante varias decenas de metros. Está a unos pocos metros de Ecuador dónde bombardeo en su territorio una casa. El que la bomba se haya arrastrado significa que se disparó desde un avión a baja altura. El peso de la bomba no permite que haya sido arrastrada por campesinos del lugar atravesando el río Tomo que es fronterizo».
Especialistas consultados por The New York Times reconocieron el arma como una bomba de 500 libras de fabricación estadounidense, utilizada habitualmente en guerras aéreas modernas.

De hecho, Infobae Colombia pudo revisar archivos del Museo de Armamento de la Fuerza Aérea, de Florida, Estados Unidos, en dónde se afirma que este tipo de bombas fueron desarrolladas por el país norte americano a mediados de la década de 1950 y seis años después usadas de forma activa por su ejército.
El artefacto presentaba marcas en sistema métrico y su pintura, deslucida por la intemperie, estaba oxidada. La bomba conservaba el cable de armado y restos del detonador, lo que elevó la preocupación de los técnicos.
Los expertos detallaron que la bomba tenía una potencia equivalente a 192 libras de explosivo TNT. Su fragmentación sería letal hasta 230 metros, y la onda de choque podría afectar gravemente fuera del radio de 580 metros. Agricultores de la zona expresaron temor a que existan otros explosivos similares cercanos a los cultivos.
El artefacto fue descrito con aletas de metal destinadas a estabilizarlo en el aire, componentes que en este caso se hallaban muy dañados tras el impacto. Los técnicos advirtieron que sólo una brigada militar especializada está capacitada para retirar el dispositivo de forma segura, dado que contenía explosivo activo en su interior.
Tras la alerta emitida por The New York Times, el presidente de Colombia Gustavo Petro declaró en televisión nacional: “La bomba está activa. Es peligrosa”, y sugirió que el artefacto habría sido arrojado desde territorio ecuatoriano.

Petro también subrayó la necesidad de investigar a fondo, y encomendó al ejército colombiano la neutralización del explosivo.
El presidente de Ecuador Daniel Noboa respondió públicamente el día siguiente, rechazando cualquier responsabilidad. “Estamos actuando en nuestro territorio, no en el suyo”, sostuvo Noboa, desmintiendo las afirmaciones previas de Petro y descartando incursiones de sus fuerzas sobre suelo colombiano.
Persisten interrogantes sobre el verdadero origen de la bomba Mark-82. Las inscripciones métricas en el artefacto no coinciden con las fabricadas exclusivamente en Estados Unidos; el modelo es producido también en otros países, según la investigación publicada por The New York Times.

El analista militar ecuatoriano César Gabriel Cedeño, consultado por el periódico, advirtió sobre los graves riesgos que representa dejar una munición de este tipo en la zona.
El 18 de marzo del 2026, el fotógrafo Federico Rios Escobar, en diálogo con Caracol Radio aclaró y relató, precisamente, estos nuevos datos sobre la bomba encontrada en la frontera colombo-ecuatoriana.
Mientras los testimonios recogidos por el equipo periodístico al que pertenece Rios Escobar apuntan al 3 de marzo como momento exacto en que fue lanzada la bomba, la versión del presidente Gustavo Petro difiere: según lo publicado por el mandatario en redes sociales, los hechos habrían ocurrido el 6 de marzo. Consultado por esta discrepancia, Rios Escobar señaló que “lo que diga el presidente es lo que dice el presidente”.
El reportaje no incluye información sobre posibles víctimas fatales asociadas a este hallazgo, una diferencia importante frente a las cifras dispares difundidas por autoridades nacionales: el presidente Petro mencionó 27 muertos, mientras que el ministro de Defensa indicó que serían 14 en la zona de Nariño, aunque estos datos corresponden a eventos anteriores, entre enero y febrero, y no al caso investigado por el equipo del The New York Times. “En nuestro artículo no mencionamos eso porque de ese tema nosotros desconocemos completamente”, añadió Rios.

Según explicó Rios Escobar a Caracol Radio, la bomba es de tipo MK 82, un modelo fabricado por múltiples países: “Las bombas tienen un número de serie… Con ese número de serie se podría esclarecer si es una bomba reciente, si es una bomba antigua, si fue lanzada el 3 de marzo o en otro momento”.
Debido a que el equipo periodístico no manipuló el artefacto, no pudo acceder al número de serie, pero considera que su estado y el impacto reciente en el terreno refuerzan la versión local de una caída reciente: “Yo vi el cráter fresco, vi la cola fresca, veo la gente que está muy nerviosa y yo creo que no estarían tan nerviosos con una bomba que lleve ahí bastante tiempo”.
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Israel kills Iranian intelligence minister who survived initial strike, official says

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Israel killed Iran’s Minister of Intelligence Esmaeil Khatib in a precision strike overnight, a senior Israeli official told Fox News Wednesday.
The official said the strike was enabled by a joint U.S.-Israeli intelligence effort and described Khatib as a central player in plots targeting American officials.
«This man had American blood on his hands. His network specifically targeted current and former U.S. officials, including President Donald Trump,» the official added.
Khatib had previously survived a sweeping strike on Iran’s senior leadership at the «Defense Council» compound in Tehran during the opening phase of Operation Epic Fury, where more than 40 Iranian leaders were killed in roughly 40 seconds, according to the official.
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Iran’s Minister of Intelligence Esmaeil Khatib (center) sits with President Masoud Pezeshkian (center right) before a speech to members of parliament in Tehran on Aug. 17, 2024. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)
He was reportedly the only person to survive the initial attack.
«Today, he met the fate of his combatant comrades,» the official told Fox News.
Israel has targeted and killed several senior Iranian leaders since the start of the war, including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Gen. Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Basij unit, and Mohammad Pakpour, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The Israel Defense Forces said Khatib played a central role in directing crackdowns on protesters, including arrests and killings during recent unrest and the nationwide demonstrations sparked by the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini.
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People attend a protest against the Iranian regime, in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, following the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the Islamic republic’s notorious «morality police.» (Markus Schreiber/ AP Photo)
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Khatib in 2022 for his role in leading Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), which U.S. officials said was responsible for cyberattacks against the United States and its allies.
Treasury said the ministry oversaw global cyber operations targeting government and private-sector organizations, including disruptive attacks on critical infrastructure.
United Against Nuclear Iran, a non-partisan advocacy group, said Khatib enlisted in the IRGC at the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War in 1980 and studied under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic.
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Hossein Amir Abdollahian, (right) and Esmaeil Khatib (left) attend a vote of confidence in the cabinet of President Ebrahim Raisi at the Islamic Consultative Assembly in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 25, 2021. (Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)
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He joined MOIS in 1985 or 1986 after it was established in 1983.
The State Department’s Rewards for Justice program last week offered up to $10 million for information on senior Iranian security figures tied to the IRGC and its networks, including Khatib.
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Blue-state Democrat on fast track to Senate defies Schumer

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Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is on a glide path to the U.S. Senate.
But Stratton, who captured the Democratic Senate nomination in blue-leaning Illinois by winning Tuesday’s primary, has made it clear that if she makes it to Capitol Hill, she won’t be supporting Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Democrats’ longtime leader in the chamber.
And Stratton — who if victorious in November would become only the fifth Black woman in the nation’s history to win election to the Senate — is part of a sizable list of Democratic Senate candidates who are highlighting their opposition to Schumer continuing as the leader of their party in the chamber.
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Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton waves during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Chicago. (Erin Hooley/AP Photo)
Stratton topped Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly, her two leading rivals among a crowded field of contenders, in a contentious and extremely expensive Democratic Senate primary. Stratton was boosted by the support and deep pockets of her boss, billionaire Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker, who was unopposed as he landed re-nomination for a third term as governor.
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Schumer, along with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chair, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, congratulated Stratton immediately after her victory was called.
«Juliana’s commitment to standing up for working families runs deep — and now, she’s taking that fight to the U.S. Senate. We are proud to congratulate Juliana on her history-making campaign, and we are excited to welcome her as the next U.S. Senator from Illinois in November,» Schumer and Gillibrand wrote in a statement.

Since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, longtime Democratic Senate leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York has increasingly faced opposition to his leadership. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
But Stratton, during her primary campaign, made her stance on Schumer crystal clear.
«I’m the only person on this stage that has said so,» Stratton said during a recent debate, as she highlighted that she would not back Schumer as Democratic leader.
«I’m the only candidate in this race that has made it clear I’m not going to support Chuck Schumer to lead the Democratic caucus, Senate caucus, because that’s not what people are looking for right now,» Stratton said in a recent NBC News interview. «They want someone who’s going to fight, and we need fighters and not folders.»
And further explaining why she wouldn’t back Schumer, Stratton told progressive Gen Z political commentator Jack Cocchiarella, «What I’m hearing from voters all across the state of Illinois is that they’re fed up. They’re fed up with what’s happening in Washington. They»re fed up with business as usual and the status quo.»
Stratton is far from the only Democratic Senate candidate to argue that the party needs younger and more aggressive leadership in the chamber to fight back against President Donald Trump’s unprecedented second-term agenda.

Democratic Senate candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Leavitt Theater on Oct. 22, 2025 in Ogunquit, Maine. (Sophie Park/Getty Images)
Among them are Graham Platner, the U.S. Marine and Army veteran and oyster farmer from Maine who has the backing of progressive champion Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont as he battles for the Democratic Senate nomination against two-term Gov. Janet Mills, who has Schumer’s tacit support.
Also on the list is Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, one of three frontrunners battling for their party’s U.S. Senate nomination in the Great Lakes battleground.
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